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Judd Deere, Idaho GOP Sen. Mike Crapo’s press secretary for the past two years, is leaving his Capitol Hill gig Wednesday to return to his home state as deputy campaign manager and communications director for Congressman Tim Griffin’s bid for…

First District Rep. Raul Labrador is among 15 members of the 435-member U.S. House with a perfect record on 25 scored votes in 2013, earning the American Conservative Union’s “Defenders of Liberty” award. But 2nd District Rep. Mike Simpson voted…

Eight-term Idaho Republican Congressman Mike Simpson announced Tuesday that his campaign organization includes five of seven state constitutional officers, the top leaders of the Idaho House and Senate and the state’s senior lawmaker, U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo. Gov. Butch Otter…

A business that borrowed $250,000 from Sen. Mike Crapo’s campaign in 2008 and lost the money has filed a lawsuit aiming to recover the funds and win punitive damages. In May, Crapo, R-Idaho, said his campaign lost $250,000 from the…

Idaho GOP Sen. Mike Crapo told U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Thursday that he understands the near-term fight over raising the debt limit is a serious concern for the American economy, but pressed Lew to acknowledge the underlying $16.7 trillion…

Idaho’s all-GOP congressional delegation scaled back constituent services Tuesday during the partial government shutdown. Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch say they will donate the portion of their $174,000 annual pay earned during the shutdown to charity. Crapo is keeping…

Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch were among 19 Republicans on the short end of a 71-19 vote to end debate in the Senate Friday and force a vote on the House-passed spending bill to keep the government running…

Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo joined all 10 of his Republican colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee in telling Treasury Secretary Jack Lew that next month’s debt limit extension should be used as a lever to tackle reform of Social Security…

Idaho Republican Sen. Mike Crapo says President Obama’s partnership with Russian President Vladamir Putin that aims to seize control of Syria’s chemical weapons is “the appropriate direction toward resolution of the issue, but let’s not forget with whom we are…

Rep. Raul Labrador has become the second member of the four-man all-GOP Idaho congressional delegation to say he will oppose the use of force in Syria. “I gave the Administration a chance to make their case, but they couldn’t make…